BRIEFLY.Gallegly rejects re-election rumor Rep. Elton Gallegly Elton W. Gallegly (born March 7 1944), an American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1987, currently representing the 24th District of California (map). , R-Simi Valley, stamped out rumors Tuesday that he might reconsider his plans to retire. Gallegly's announcement Friday that he will leave Congress at the end of the year has caused turmoil among Ventura County Republicans because by the time Gallegly withdrew it was too late to remove his name from the ballot or extend the filing deadline. The result: barring a successful court challenge to remove his name and extend the deadline, Gallegly will appear on the primary ballot along with Michael Tenenbaum, a previously unknown businessman and law professor from Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. . While GOP leaders have urged Gallegly to reconsider and run for one more term, spokesman Tom Pfeifer said the congressman has ruled out that possibility. - Daily News Shooting trio each get life sentences Three men who wanted to avenge the stabbing of a friend were sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for their roles in the 2001 shooting death of a 15-year-old boy. The sentence was imposed on Angel Rodriguez, 23, of Sun Valley; Mauricio Montes mon·tes n. Plural of mons. , 22, of Panorama City; and Christian Hernandez Corporal Christian Hernandez is a United States Marine from 2nd Battalion, 25th Marines who was part of the 2003 Invasion of Iraq and while at Camp Whitehorse, in Iraq, was accused of having a role in the death of Nagem Hatab. , 23, of Van Nuys. - City News Service Water safety guru Lanning dies at 64 SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. - Honey Lanning, a nationally recognized water safety expert with 30 years' experience, died March 8 of cancer. She was 64. Lanning, a Simi Valley swim instructor whose students included children of celebrities, was the founder of PAD (Parents Against Drowning) and simiswim.com. The Finland native also produced an award-winning instructional video for children ages 1 to 3 called ``Swimming for Toddlers.'' Services for Lanning will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Cornerstone Community Cornerstone Community[1] is an Australian non-denominational Christian training and mission movement. This article may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. Church, 2080 Winifred St., Simi Valley. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations in her memory be made to the Simi Valley Community Foundation/SimiSwim, 40 W. Cochran St., Suite 100, Simi Valley. -Daily News Tujunga church target of vandals TUJUNGA - Vandals spray-painted expletives and derogatory comments on the windows of the Smart Academy Christian School A Christian School is a school run on Christian principles or by a Christian organization. The nature of Christian schools varies enormously from country to country according to the religious, educational, and political culture. , a Korean private school, authorities said Tuesday. Between March 3 and 8, vandals spray-painted a swastika, ``KKK'' and other offensive remarks on the school's windows, LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Commander Valentino Paniccia said. The school, at 7754 McGroarty St., didn't report the incident to police until Monday but had photographs of the graffiti. - Daily News Metrolink delayed by crash on tracks PALMDALE - A Metrolink commuter train slammed into a compact car stuck on the railroad tracks south of Palmdale on Tuesday morning, injuring no one but delaying Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley and Santa Clarita trains for nearly two hours. The car's driver, Daniel Hinton, 23, of Palmdale, jumped out of the way seconds before the train hit it, shoving it some 50 yards, officials said. - Daily News LAUSD LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District (Los Angeles, CA) financial report approved The Los Angeles Unified school board voted Tuesday to approve its financial report for 2005-06, which projects the district will meet its financial obligations through the 2007-08 fiscal year. The report projects an ending balance this year of $334.5 million - exceeding the minimum state required reserve level and meeting the district policy for an ending balance of 5 percent of the general fund. - Daily News Probe nets fake bills in the billions Investigation of a man who admitted trying to smuggle smug·gle v. smug·gled, smug·gling, smug·gles v.tr. 1. To import or export without paying lawful customs charges or duties. 2. To bring in or take out illicitly or by stealth. cash into the country led to the discovery of 250 bogus bills - in billion-dollar denominations - in a West Hollywood home, authorities said Tuesday. The bills looked like legal tender, authorities said, though such currency does not exist. Tekle Zigetta, 45, entered his guilty plea Monday to three federal counts for trying to bring $37,000 into the United States in 2002 following a trip to Korea. Along with the cash, Zigetta allegedly had a counterfeit $100 bill, a counterfeit $100,000 gold certificate, and images of counterfeit $1 bills when he was searched by U.S. Customs agents, according to a search warrant affidavit filed by the government. The investigation led agents on Friday to search an elderly couple's apartment, where they found 250 billion-dollar bills - with an issue date of 1934 - that bore a picture of President Grover Cleveland, according to Immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. and Customs Enforcement agents. - City News Service |
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